Caroline Akrill

Caroline Akrill writes children's pony books. Unlike many examples of the genre, Akrill's books are often very funny, like Akrill herself: “It is,” she wrote “perfectly possible to make a career out of misadventure and ineptitude.” [ Badger, website] Her Eventer’s Trilogy is one of the best selling pony book series of recent times, selling over 70,000 copies. [ Badger, website]

Akrill wrote for "Pony Magazine": in 1974 the editor, Michael Williams, suggested that a serial she wrote -called "I'd Rather Not Gallop"- could be published as a full length book. [ Badger, website] "I'd Rather Not Gallop" eventually became the first in a trilogy. These were followed with her Eventing series, then her only non-humorous book, "Flying Changes", which is much darker. Her last trilogy was "Silver Bridle".

Bibliography

Eventing Trilogy

*"A Hoof In The Door"
*"Eventer's Dream"
*"Ticket To Ride"

tars Trilogy

*"Catch A Falling Star"
*"Make Me A Star"
*"Stars Don't Cry"

This was combined into a single volume in 1993 entitled "The Silver Bridle".

Other books

*"Caroline Canters Home"
*"Flying Changes"
*"I'd Rather Not Gallop"
*"If I Could Ride"
*"Not Quite A Horsewoman"
*"Road Safety Workbook for Young Riders" (non fiction)
*"Showing the Ridden Pony" (non fiction)

References

Badger, J. Interview with Caroline Akrill at http://janebadgerbooks.co.uk/akrill.

Notes

Links

* [http://janebadgerbooks.co.uk/akrill An article with information about the author, including cover scans of her books]